In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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